Indiana
AI behavior law: bot and agent disclosure, crawler and training-data rules, automated-agent transactions, and algorithmic decision-making.
Summary
Indiana has enacted several targeted AI-behavior statutes but lacks a comprehensive AI framework. The most significant enacted measures are: an AI inventory and task force law (SB 150, 2024) requiring state agencies to catalogue their AI systems; a disclosure-focused health insurance AI law (HB 1271, 2026) prohibiting insurers from using automated tools as the sole basis for downcoding claims and requiring disclosure when AI drives adverse determinations; and two synthetic-media disclosure laws — one requiring disclaimers on AI-altered political campaign ads (HEA 1133, 2024) and one criminalizing non-consensual AI-generated intimate imagery (HEA 1047, 2024). Indiana's 2026 session adjourned without passing broader AI bills including an employment automated-decision ban (HB 1421) and a public-records anti-bot portal bill (HB 1360), both of which died in committee. No Indiana statute specifically addresses crawler training-data rules, robots.txt legal weight, or general consumer-facing chatbot disclosure outside the healthcare context.
Enacted law
Government obligations
| Instrument | Category | Effective | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI-Altered Political Campaign Media Disclaimer Requirement (HEA 1133 / P.L. 83-2024) (Ind. Code § 3-9-3 (as amended by P.L. 83-2024); House Enrolled Act 1133 (2024)) | Bot / agent disclosure | 2024-07-01 | https://ballotpedia.org/AI_deepfake_policy_in_Indiana |
| AI-Generated Intimate Image Criminalization (HEA 1047 / P.L. 117-2024) (Ind. Code §§ 35-45-4-8 (Distribution of an Intimate Image) & 35-45-4-5 (Voyeurism), as amended by P.L. 117-2024; House Enrolled Act 1047 (2024)) | Bot / agent disclosure | 2024-07-01 | https://law.justia.com/codes/indiana/title-35/article-45/chapter-4/section-35-45-4-8/ |
| Artificial Intelligence Task Force and Agency AI Inventory (SB 150 / P.L. 108-2024) (Ind. Code §§ 4-13.1-4 (Technology Resources and Cybersecurity) & 4-13.1-5 (Inventory of Artificial Intelligence Systems); P.L. 108-2024) | Automated decision-making | 2024-07-01 | https://law.justia.com/codes/indiana/title-4/article-13-1/chapter-5/section-4-13-1-5-1/ |
Private sector obligations
| Instrument | Category | Effective | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI-Altered Political Campaign Media Disclaimer Requirement (HEA 1133 / P.L. 83-2024) (Ind. Code § 3-9-3 (as amended by P.L. 83-2024); House Enrolled Act 1133 (2024)) | Bot / agent disclosure | 2024-07-01 | https://ballotpedia.org/AI_deepfake_policy_in_Indiana |
| AI-Generated Intimate Image Criminalization (HEA 1047 / P.L. 117-2024) (Ind. Code §§ 35-45-4-8 (Distribution of an Intimate Image) & 35-45-4-5 (Voyeurism), as amended by P.L. 117-2024; House Enrolled Act 1047 (2024)) | Bot / agent disclosure | 2024-07-01 | https://law.justia.com/codes/indiana/title-35/article-45/chapter-4/section-35-45-4-8/ |
| Health Insurer AI Disclosure and Downcoding Prohibition (HB 1271, 2026) (Ind. Code § 27-1-52 (new chapter added by HB 1271); amendments to IC 27-8-5.7 and IC 27-13-36.2; House Bill 1271 (2026 Regular Session)) | Automated decision-making, Bot / agent disclosure | 2026-07-01 | https://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/publications/2026/05/states-continue-efforts-to-regulate-ai-in-healthcare |
Drafted & in discussion
| Instrument | Status | Applies to | Category | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employment Automated Decision Systems Ban (HB 1421, 2026) — did not pass (Indiana HB 1421 (2026 Regular Session)) | Dead / withdrawn | Private sector | Agents acting on behalf of users, Automated decision-making | https://legiscan.com/IN/text/HB1421/id/3302720/Indiana-2026-HB1421-Introduced.pdf |
| Public Records Anti-Bot Portal Authorization (HB 1360, 2026) — did not pass (Indiana HB 1360 (2026 Regular Session)) | Dead / withdrawn | Government | Crawlers & training data | https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/01/22/indiana-public-records-access-law-to-get-anti-bot-overhaul/ |
Automated-access legality
Carried forward from the crawler-law index. Governs whether automated clients may access public websites in this jurisdiction.
| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorization test | without permission |
| Public-page carve-out | yes |
| Terms-of-service browsewrap enforceable | notice dependent |
| Terms-of-service clickwrap enforceable | yes |
| Copyright exception model | fair use |
| Text and data mining — commercial status | unsettled |
| Text and data mining — opt-out mechanism | none |
| robots.txt legal weight | non binding notice |
| AI training-specific law | none |
| Privacy regime | Indiana CDPA |
| Trespass to chattels | not recognized |
Last reviewed: 2026-05-23. Confidence: medium. Not legal advice.